Definition of GAMUT

gamut

Plural: gamuts

Noun

  • a complete extent or range:
    • "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions"
  • the entire scale of musical notes
  • A (normally) complete range.
  • All the notes in a musical scale.
  • All the colours that can be presented by a device such as a monitor or printer.

Origin / Etymology

1520s, original sense “lowest note of musical scale”, contraction of Medieval Latin gamma ut, from gamma (“Greek letter, corresponding to the musical note G”) + ut (“first solfège syllable, now replaced by do”). In modern terms, “G do” – the first note of the G scale. Meaning later extended to mean all the notes of a scale, and then more generally any complete range.

Scrabble Score: 8

gamut is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gamut is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gamut is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

gamut is a valid Words With Friends word